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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 1989
Filed:
Dec. 12, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jean-Louis Chareire, Levallois, FR;
Didier Lapeyre, Pacy-Sur-Eure, FR;
Assignee:
Aerospatiale Societe Nationale Industrielle, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623-3 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to a total artificial heart intended to replace a diseased human heart. According to the invention, this prosthesis comprises a pericardial module and an abdominal module, incorporating their own electro-mechanical pumping system and connected to each other by a blood and gaseous link. The pericardial module acts as right-hand part of the heart and the abdominal module as left-hand part of the heart. This abdominal module is connected to the abdominal aorta by a connection.